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Show TOQUERVILLE Touquerville, Fob. 25 , 1905. Wo nro onjoying tho plonsnnt tspring wcathor that 1b upon us aftor tho BOvoro cold spoil of last wook. Somo of our siok aro commonoing to rooovor from tbolr fovors which brought thorn very low. Vlotor, son of nro. and Slstor O. M; Spllsbury is still in a precarious conditoiu, but passod a favorahlo night. Goorgo Washington's"Girthdny wns colobratod by an athlotlo cofitost consisting con-sisting of running nnd jumping matches mat-ches botwoon aides, ohoso by James Z. Nacglo nnd V. II. Slack; tho former winning by a Baro pf 11 to 12 Tho prlzo wai a danco givon by tho defeated sldo the same ovonlng. Sovoral owners on tho Hurrinano cannl aro busy plowing and sowing , grain on tho land undor tho largo canal, and tho ounal is boing pushed "to a spoody completion. Soon will bo oommonood tho oreotiou of homos and n beautful sottlomont will bo added to thojmnp of Washington county. coun-ty. At a citlzona mooting hold ono wook ago it was dooldod by tho tax-, tax-, payors to build an addition to our school houso and a mooting will boou bo hold to dotermino the amount of tax to bo lovlod for this purpose As noon as this la dotormlnod on Rlshop nrlnghurst intends to oommenoo Improvements Im-provements on our mooting house, whioh has boon used for school purposes, pur-poses, and ho promisoa us n building that wo can justly be proud of. |